Biblical Facts About Salvation (part 1)

It is Sermon Series Sunday once again and I am so excited to start a new subject that I called: "Biblical Facts About Salvation".

THE FALSE HOPES OF SALVATION

1. Good Works- "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV)

Paul says that through faith a man is justified before God. James said ("You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone." James 2:24 NIV) that through works a man is justified before man. Paul says faith is the root of justificaion. James says works is the proof of justification.

2. Baptism- "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power." (1 Corinthians 1:17 NIV) I did not say this is not important, I am merely stating that this does not bring salvation to our souls. This is some kind of a sealing our souls, marked as "SAVED".

3. Keeping The Laws- "Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified." (Galatians 2:16 NIV) The Old Testament laws were given to the Jews and that means that we are under the New Testament laws. I did not say the latter is not important anymore, both are important and for edification for our souls.

Lap Band Surgery + Personal Attention

On my previous post, I was talking about the wedding that happened this day. The bride was worried about her gown; she said that she had gained more inches on her waistline after she ordered online the gown from China. But when she has her gown on, I had observed that it wasn’t bad at all. Also, she doesn’t need to sit down, so it was all right. And yeah, right after the ceremony, she went to change her gown right away for her to be able to move around.
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I heard from one of the guests suggested a lap band. And speaking about lap-band, let me share to you the site of Dr. Richard Collier, JourneyLite.com. He is a lap band doctor , who provides the premier and comprehensive lap-band weight loss surgery program in some Texas areas. He is known as a successful surgeon in this field with a highly praised team program approach for patients following their surgery. Each patient receives Dr. Collier's personal attention every office visit before and after surgery, including nutritional counseling, psychological guidance and behavioral modification. Check his website for more information.

Congratulations, To The Newly Wed Couples!

Congratulations to the newly wed couples. I'm sorry that I cannot mention their names here because this is kind of confidential. They don't want anybody else knew about the wedding other than the immediate family. The newly wed couple is off to North now for their honeymoon.
This is the handmade wedding card that I made last night for them. I know it is very simple but I love them. I always enjoy making handmade cards. If only I have plenty extra time on my hand, I would love to do more.

Driving Up North

There are many things I want to do there in Michigan before I want to leave here and move down there in Florida, and one of them is to go up north; to Mackinaw Island. I sure hope to God that we can do that. I heard a lot about it from my mother-in-law that made it become more interesting to me. Going and driving around to places I had not been is more fun for me than going to live bands which my husband enjoyed very much.
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Rambutan

My husband and I went to the Asian Market this afternoon and I was so happy that I found this fruit, Rambutan. I bought a pouch that contains a dozen of them. I can't believe how expensive they are here; $3.95. The price is almost x40 compare to the Philippines. And because I miss this fruit, I still bought some. Lookie, I took picture of it while we were driving going home, because I can't wait to get home to eat it. I have a feeling that it will all be done before we get home.
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Rambutan is a medium-sized tropical fruit in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to Indonesia, Philippines and the part of Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruit including the Lychee, Longan and Mamoncillo. It is believed to be native to the Malay Archipelago. Rambutan in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia literally means hairy caused by the 'hair' that covers this fruit. In Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, it is known as mamón chino. There is a second species regularly for sale at Malay markets which is known as "wild" rambutan. It is a little smaller than the usual red variety and is colored yellow.
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"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV )

It Is Time For Me To Start Purchasing For Gifts

My grand-niece had just turned one a couple of weeks ago. I did not send her any yet but told her mom (my niece) that I will give a gift for her baby when I visit the Philippines soon. (I hope God is willing. Truth to tell, I was not able to get any yet. I am extremely busy here over a lot of things. My husband suggested that since I don’t have too much time to go out shopping, I might as well look online for toddler’s dresses.
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Actually, I only don’t need to purchase a gift for only one niece; I have more than ten kids that are expecting gifts from me when I get home. Whew! It sounds like I should start purchasing clothing for boys and clothing for girls , as far as my “little” money can go.
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Food Trip Friday #9 - Lettuce Wraps

I am joining Mommy Willa on this "Food Trip Friday" meme for a reason that I want to challenge myself to try something new food at least once a week in order for me to learn to cook.

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Since we got a whole bunch of lettuce in our garden, I had decided to come up with this idea of my own version of lettuce wraps.

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This probably be the easieast yet delicious appetizer or snacks that you can prepare to yourself or to your family and friends. All you need to prepare are bacon (I cut them in half)

and lettuce.

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I know I had this a couple of times from some Thai restaurant while I was still in the Philippines, but I was not sure what was it. Oh my gosh! I am really getting older now.

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But anyhow, I recommend this to you to try this. You can also add some dressings on it if you want to. But this is the way I like it.

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Be creative on what is on your garden. :)

Update Your Driver

One thing that I don’t like being on vacation is that I have to use my husband’s laptop, and I feel miserable using it because of its “turtle-like” access. It takes forever to read one request. I know, my husband needs to update the computer driver on his laptop to speed up its access. Having updated drivers will allow computer hardware to run at it maximum potential.
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